Alternative Title
Visual Presitge
Abstract
This dissertation analyses the ways in which portraiture and political ideology shaped ideas of American leadership during the founding and early republic. It asserts that American artists and aspirant political leaders collaborated through portraiture to present ideas of American political legitimacy and citizenship to the American body politic during the revolution and early national period.
Degree Date
Fall 12-17-2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
History
Advisor
Kate Carte
Second Advisor
Edward Countryman
Subject Area
History, Art, Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Classics, Humanities, Public Policy
Number of Pages
135
Format
Recommended Citation
Davis, Camille, "Visual Prestige: The Role of Portraiture in Shaping the Nascent Identity of American Leadership" (2022). History Theses and Dissertations. 16.
https://scholar.smu.edu/hum_sci_history_etds/16
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